Studying from the book- Christ and His Righteousness by E.J. Waggoner
Christ and His Righteousness (Pt. 2)
Chapter 1-
'How Shall We Consider Christ?
But how should we consider Christ? Just as He has revealed Himself to the world, according to the witness which He bore concerning Himself. In that marvelous discourse recorded in the fifth chapter of John, Jesus said, “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom He will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son; that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent Him.” Verses 21-23.
To Christ is committed the highest prerogative, that of judging. He must receive the same honor that is due to God and for the reason that He is God. The beloved disciple bears this witness, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1. That this Divine Word is none other than Jesus Christ is shown by verse 14: “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.”
The Word was “in the beginning.” The mind of man cannot grasp the ages that are spanned in this phrase. It is not given to men to know when or how the Son was begotten; but we know that he was the Divine Word, not simply before He came to this earth to die, but even before the world was created. Just before His crucifixion He prayed, “And now, O Father, glorify thou Me with Thine own self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.” John 17:5. And more than seven hundred years before His first advent, His coming was thus foretold by the word of inspiration: “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity.” Micah 5:2, margin. We know that Christ “proceeded forth and came from God” (John 8:42), but it was so far back in the ages of eternity as to be far beyond the grasp of the mind of man.'
My thoughts-
Further and deeper, very prayerful study has revealed that this isn't quite so. What I mean by that is, Christ is from everlasting to everlasting. Christ was in beginning. Christ is the Alpha and Omega. The Almighty Father was in beginning. The Almighty Father is from everlasting to everlasting. The Almighty Father is the Alpha and Omega. These are Biblical FACTS.
Rev_21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
The LORD GOD ALMIGHTY (GOD THE FATHER)
AND
The LAMB (GOD THE SON)
Rev_1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
GOD THE FATHER.
Rev 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Rev 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
GOD THE SON.
They are BOTH from everlasting, they are both Alpha and Omega, they are both the Beginning and the End, they are both the First and the Last.
How can this be if one is the Father and one is the Son?
This is how… a DECREE was made.
Psa 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
This verse is clarified in John and Hebrews- (the only BEGOTTEN)
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only BEGOTTEN of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Joh 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only BEGOTTEN Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Heb 1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I BEGOTTEN thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Heb 1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstBEGOTTEN into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Heb 5:5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I BEGOTTEN thee.
Heb 5:6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
A decree- by decree.
Definition of 'decree'-
noun
noun: decree; plural noun: decrees
1. 1.
an official order issued by a legal authority.
○ the issuing of a decree.
"the king ruled by decree"
○ a judgment or decision of certain law courts.
verb
verb: decree; 3rd person present: decrees; past tense: decreed; past participle: decreed; gerund or present participle: decreeing
1. 1.
order (something) by decree.
"the government decreed a ban on any contact with the guerrillas"
Pasted from
Can you give an order or make a decree to someone that doesn't exist?
No.
We've read this before--
Zec 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
Zec 6:13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
The counsel of peace shall be BETWEEN THEM BOTH.
Here we have two beings from everlasting to everlasting, and the COUNSEL that is between them both could very well have been the decision they needed to make before they undertook the creation of human beings. Just imagine for a moment of you will - two business men deciding to undertake some amazing adventure together. They aren't going to start before they have a plan, before they've thought everything out. Their plan is going to be thorough and every contingency will be thought of before it's needed. God the Father and God the Son, both knew that sin could enter their perfect world and if it did what needed to be done. They made a plan. The only thing that could atone for any sin corruption would be for one of them to take on flesh, and sacrifice themselves to save their Creations. The decision was made, the decree would be given, and was given. The Word took on Flesh. The Only Begotten was in fact Begotten.
Heb 1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I BEGOTTEN thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Do you normally need to make a decree that your son in your son? We know the Word was in beginning with God when the worlds were made. We know the Word took on flesh and BECAME the ONLY BEGOTTEN of the Father. When this plan was enacted the roles were defined. A Father God and a Son God. One who would give power to the One who would give up His power. Forever now the Father God and the Son God, the Father God and the Savior who showed us the Father.
Our Bibles tell us the TRUTH.
Joh 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
It was the power of God that brought forth Christ through the Holy Spirit. When God the Son gave up His power to become flesh, He had NO POWER to bring Himself forth as the Son. He emptied Himself. As One who is emptied of His power He could not create Himself He had to be begotten of the Father, He had to be sent by the Father, He had to proceed forth from the Father.
Php 2:5 Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Php 2:6 who, being in the form of God, counted it not a prize to be on an equality with God,
Php 2:7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men
(RV)
The miracle of Christ made Flesh is just that, a miracle. We can never know all of the mystery, but we must by faith believe in our Creator, our Redeemer.
More tomorrow by the grace of our GOD, our LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.
All in HIS LOVE!
Christ and His Righteousness (Pt. 2)
Chapter 1-
'How Shall We Consider Christ?
But how should we consider Christ? Just as He has revealed Himself to the world, according to the witness which He bore concerning Himself. In that marvelous discourse recorded in the fifth chapter of John, Jesus said, “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom He will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son; that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent Him.” Verses 21-23.
To Christ is committed the highest prerogative, that of judging. He must receive the same honor that is due to God and for the reason that He is God. The beloved disciple bears this witness, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1. That this Divine Word is none other than Jesus Christ is shown by verse 14: “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.”
The Word was “in the beginning.” The mind of man cannot grasp the ages that are spanned in this phrase. It is not given to men to know when or how the Son was begotten; but we know that he was the Divine Word, not simply before He came to this earth to die, but even before the world was created. Just before His crucifixion He prayed, “And now, O Father, glorify thou Me with Thine own self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.” John 17:5. And more than seven hundred years before His first advent, His coming was thus foretold by the word of inspiration: “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity.” Micah 5:2, margin. We know that Christ “proceeded forth and came from God” (John 8:42), but it was so far back in the ages of eternity as to be far beyond the grasp of the mind of man.'
My thoughts-
Further and deeper, very prayerful study has revealed that this isn't quite so. What I mean by that is, Christ is from everlasting to everlasting. Christ was in beginning. Christ is the Alpha and Omega. The Almighty Father was in beginning. The Almighty Father is from everlasting to everlasting. The Almighty Father is the Alpha and Omega. These are Biblical FACTS.
Rev_21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
The LORD GOD ALMIGHTY (GOD THE FATHER)
AND
The LAMB (GOD THE SON)
Rev_1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
GOD THE FATHER.
Rev 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Rev 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
GOD THE SON.
They are BOTH from everlasting, they are both Alpha and Omega, they are both the Beginning and the End, they are both the First and the Last.
How can this be if one is the Father and one is the Son?
This is how… a DECREE was made.
Psa 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
This verse is clarified in John and Hebrews- (the only BEGOTTEN)
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only BEGOTTEN of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Joh 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only BEGOTTEN Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Heb 1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I BEGOTTEN thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Heb 1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstBEGOTTEN into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Heb 5:5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I BEGOTTEN thee.
Heb 5:6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
A decree- by decree.
Definition of 'decree'-
noun
noun: decree; plural noun: decrees
1. 1.
an official order issued by a legal authority.
○ the issuing of a decree.
"the king ruled by decree"
○ a judgment or decision of certain law courts.
verb
verb: decree; 3rd person present: decrees; past tense: decreed; past participle: decreed; gerund or present participle: decreeing
1. 1.
order (something) by decree.
"the government decreed a ban on any contact with the guerrillas"
Pasted from
Can you give an order or make a decree to someone that doesn't exist?
No.
We've read this before--
Zec 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
Zec 6:13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
The counsel of peace shall be BETWEEN THEM BOTH.
Here we have two beings from everlasting to everlasting, and the COUNSEL that is between them both could very well have been the decision they needed to make before they undertook the creation of human beings. Just imagine for a moment of you will - two business men deciding to undertake some amazing adventure together. They aren't going to start before they have a plan, before they've thought everything out. Their plan is going to be thorough and every contingency will be thought of before it's needed. God the Father and God the Son, both knew that sin could enter their perfect world and if it did what needed to be done. They made a plan. The only thing that could atone for any sin corruption would be for one of them to take on flesh, and sacrifice themselves to save their Creations. The decision was made, the decree would be given, and was given. The Word took on Flesh. The Only Begotten was in fact Begotten.
Heb 1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I BEGOTTEN thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Do you normally need to make a decree that your son in your son? We know the Word was in beginning with God when the worlds were made. We know the Word took on flesh and BECAME the ONLY BEGOTTEN of the Father. When this plan was enacted the roles were defined. A Father God and a Son God. One who would give power to the One who would give up His power. Forever now the Father God and the Son God, the Father God and the Savior who showed us the Father.
Our Bibles tell us the TRUTH.
Joh 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
It was the power of God that brought forth Christ through the Holy Spirit. When God the Son gave up His power to become flesh, He had NO POWER to bring Himself forth as the Son. He emptied Himself. As One who is emptied of His power He could not create Himself He had to be begotten of the Father, He had to be sent by the Father, He had to proceed forth from the Father.
Php 2:5 Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Php 2:6 who, being in the form of God, counted it not a prize to be on an equality with God,
Php 2:7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men
(RV)
The miracle of Christ made Flesh is just that, a miracle. We can never know all of the mystery, but we must by faith believe in our Creator, our Redeemer.
More tomorrow by the grace of our GOD, our LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.
All in HIS LOVE!
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